C. Carey Cloud - Cracker Jack Prizes

Prolific Cracker Jack prize designer, C. Carey Cloud, developed hundreds of prizes for Cracker Jack from the 1930s through the 1960s. Known as "year-round Santa Claus", it is estimated that he created, produced, and delivered to the Cracker Jack Company 700 million toys.

Photo of C. Carey Cloud examining Cracker Jack toys

	Paper Finger Novelties - Finger Faces The child's wiggling fingers are used to make dancing feet of a Dutch girl, a powerful elephant's trunk, a jester's sharp tongue, or a clown's funny nose.
	Acrobatic Clown A toothpick and paper toy from the 1930's. Twirling the toothpick causes the clown to do somersaults.
	Litho Nodding Head Animals There are four different Litho Nodding Heal Animals in this series, a goat, a rhino, an elephant, and a leopard. Touch their heads, and watch them nod.
	Optical Illusion Puzzle Two varieties of the optical illusion clowns. Which one is larger???
	Goofy Zoo (one dial) Five different fantasy animals can be created by turning the paper dial in this Goofy Zoo.
	Swinging Characters Four different Swinging Characters in this series. A monkey, a parrot, a frog, and a skeleton. Twirling the toothpick causes them to do somersaults.
	Cowboy Puzzle A puzzle trick from the 1940's. Can you get both cowboys saddled on their horses?
	Sticks Tricks Toothpick puzzles that challenge you to solve two puzzles.
	Goofy Zoo (2 dials) Similar to his earlier Goofy Zoo, this one has 2 dials, and delivers twice the fun!
	Color Change Tricks 5 different prizes in this series.
	The 6 Square Puzzle Two varieties of this Cracker Jack prize. Challenges the player to move the pieces into the correct order.
	4 Tricks with Picks Another Cracker Jack toothpick puzzle. This one has four different tricks to solve.
	Nursery Characters There are four different Nursery Characters in this series of Cracker Jack prizes. Mary's Lamb, Mother Goose, Cat & Fiddle, and Humpty Dumpty.
	Cracker Jack Wagons Paper Cracker Jack wagons comes in two varieties, with rounded corners and squared corners.
	Ring Toss Game A fun game where one tries to toss rings over a monkey's tail or a soldiers hat.
	Drawing Made Easy Making drawing simple with easy to follow lessons. Learn how to draw a rabbit, a mule, a mouse, a toy bear, a horse, a pig, a bull and a cat. Anyone can do it!
	Trapeze Puzzle Both trapeze artists need to sit in their swing. Can you solve the puzzle to allow them to do it?
	Crazy Cartoon & Riddle Rhyme Puzzles There are four different puzzles in this series of Cracker Jack prizes. Crazy Cartoon Puzzles challenges you to find as many silly mistakes as possible. Riddle Rhyme puzzles are clever riddles set to rhymes.
	The Red Spot Game Then try to guess which hole the red dot will appear in.
	Giraffe Shuffle Game There are two versions of this shuffle game. Can you get the disc to slide up the giraffe's neck and cover one of the 3 circles?
	Chicken and the Egg Puzzle The cocky rooster hatched from the egg.... Can you put him back in the egg where he came from? It can be done without overlapping any of seven pieces.
	Mystic Illusion There are four different Mystic Illusion tricks. Staring at them has the side effect of people seeing ghosts. You have been warned!
	Snap Toys A dozen different hand puppets in this series of Cracker Jack prizes. Including a Hippo, Clown, Leopard, Clown, Elf, Owl, Monkey, Cow, Baboon, Elephant, Duck, and Snake
	Fox and Geese Game To win Game. Geese must surround Fox so he can't move, or Fox must jump all the Geese. Play this one with a friend. Will you be the fox or the geese?
	U.S. Battle Ship - U.S. Navy Ship A World War II paper battleship model.
	Airplane Carrier - Plane Carrier A World War II paper aircraft carrier model.
	Machine Gun A World War II paper machine gun and soldier model.
	U.S. War Tank A World War II paper tank model.
	Field Gun - Big War Gun A World War II paper artillery gun model.
	Airplane - U.S. Army Plane A World War II paper plane model.
	Paratrooper A World War II paper paratrooper model.
	Jeep A World War II paper jeep model.
	Cat and Mice Game Flick the mouse in the cat's mouth to win.
	War Game A table top shuffle board game. Flick a shell with your finger and have it land on either a tank, plane, ship, or gun.
	Navy Game Help the navy ship arrive at it's destination by travelling on the correct routes.
	The Last Round-Up Puzzle The Last Round-Up Puzzle challenges the player to get the goat, chicken horse, cow, and pig into the correct pens.
	Pop Outs Six different Pop Out Cracker Jack prizes, easy to assemble.
	Rocker Action Toy Four different paper Rocker Action Toys, a clown, a seal, a crying baby, and an elephant. Quick to assemble and start rocking.
	Acrobatic Clowns - version 2 A different version of an earlier Acrobatic Clown.
	Wiggle Snake Grasp the snake's tail, rubbing it with two fingers and watch the snake wiggle.
	Wiggle Alligator Grasp the alligator's tail, rubbing it with two fingers and watch him seing back and forth. Be careful of the teeth!
	Wiggle Lobster Grasp the lobster's tail, rubbing it with two fingers and watch it try to get away.
	Wiggle Lady Bug Grasp the lady bug's tail, rubbing it with two fingers and she will dance for you.
	Three Disc Game Try to cover the red disc by dropping three smaller green discs on top of it.
	Morse Code Signals Learn Morse Code by playing this Cracker Jack game.
	Sun Dial An authentic sundial that is quick and easy to set up. All you need is a little sun light.
	Autogiro A fun little whirly toy that is part paper airplane, part helicopter. Watch it twirl in the air!
	Magic Auto An optical illusion toy. Watch those wheels spin.
	Embossed Metal Circles Seven different embossed metal coins, including a Good Luck Token, a Private Detective coin, Something to Crow About, Daffy Dollar, Queer Quarter, Nutty Nickel, & Phoney Penny.
	Stand Up Toys Eight different animals in the Stand Up Toys series, a fox, a camel, a lion, a rhino, a giraffe, a kangaroo, a tiger, and an elephant.
	Zoo Loos There are ten different animals in the Zoo Loos, a green horse, a green monkey, a black and white penguin, a yellow rabbit, a blue squirrel, a blue duck, a red elephant, a red turkey, a yellow pig, and a yellow dog.
	Metal Chirpers There are three metal chirper designs, a Frog Chirper, a Kricket Chirper, and a Snapping Bug. One of many tin toys made from scrap tin from Ball canning lids.
	Metal Play Tray A simple metal play tray. One of many tin toys made from scrap tin from Ball canning lids.
	Metal Litho Typewriter Small tin typewritter, made from scrap tin from Ball canning lids.
	Metal Litho Piano Small tin piano toys made from scrap tin from Ball canning lids.
	Metal Litho Cabinet Metal cabinet made from scrap tin from Ball canning lids.
	Metal Litho Range Tin range made from scrap tin from Ball canning lids.
	Metal Litho Garage Tin garage made from scrap tin from Ball canning lids.
	Metal Litho Clock Tin clock made from scrap tin from Ball canning lids.
	Metal Litho Radio Tin radio made from scrap tin from Ball canning lids.
	Metal Litho Soup Bowls Tin soup bowls made from scrap tin from Ball canning lids.
	Metal Litho Plates Tin plates made from scrap tin from Ball canning lids.
	Magic Speller Game Turn the wheel on the Magic Speller Game and it will magically spell the item shown in the window.
	The Great Magician Turn the paper dial and watch as the magician pulls a rabbit out of his hat, as well as a duck, a butterfly, a mouse, and even a cat.
	Horse Shoe Game A game anyone can play, pitching horseshoes.
	Wise Old Owl Puzzle A fun little game to test your math skills. Are you as wise as an owl? Play it and find out.
	Parrot and Nest Puzzle Two parrots, and only one nest. Can you help them both get in it?
	Soco Game and Transatlantic Flight Game Two games in one! On one side is the Soco Game, on the other side is the Transatlantic Flight Game.
	Logo Checkers Can you get the highest score on Logo Checkers? All you have to do is have the disc land on the highest number. Anyone can play.
	Costume Doll Cutouts Four lovely Costume Doll Cutouts. Each one is more precious than the other.
	Embossed Paper Whistles Ten different embossed paper whistles.
	Twirlies Made from jute paper, there are twelve different Twirlies.
	Hummers - Razz Zooka Razz Zooka Hummers! Blow through it and create your own humming tune.
	Minute Movies A dozen different Minute Movies to watch. Quickly open and close the booklets, and watch the images come to life.
	Standing Characters - Stand-Up Characters Seven different Stand-Up Characters, easy to assemble paper toys that move.
	Plastic Dangles Possibly the first plastic toys made for Cracker Jack, there are a dozen different plastic dangles in this series.
	Plastic Standing Characters with Oval Base Twelve whimsical plastic characters, including a hillbilly, a duck hunter, a baker, a strongman, a baseball player, a country girl, a farmer, a butcher, a cellist, a fisherman, a sea captain, and a good luck elf. This version are slightly smaller and has an oval base.
	Plastic Standing Characters with Rectangle Base Twelve whimsical plastic characters, including a hillbilly, a duck hunter, a baker, a strongman, a baseball player, a country girl, a farmer, a butcher, a cellist, a fisherman, a sea captain, and a good luck elf. This version are slightly larger and has an rectangular base.
	Plastic Dolls of Nations Children from twelve different nations are in this series, including Alaska, Belgium, China, Egypt, France, Hawaii, Holland, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, and Scotland.
	Clear Plastic Prizes Ten different clear plastic toys in this series, including lamps, a ship in the bottle, and various animals.
	Polystyrene Wrought Iron Design Characters This series contains 15 different wrought iron design characters.
	Plastic Rockers Ten whimsical plastic rockers from the 1956.
	Polystyrene Squeeze Faces Squeeze the heads of these soft polystyrene faces and watch their mouths open and close. There are ten different faces in this series.
	Plastic Dangles in Amber and Ruby A dozen different plastic dangles, similar to earlier plastic dangles, except these are in transparent colors.
	Standing Musical Whistle Ten different standing musical whistles from 1957. Each one had a different musical instrument on it.
	Four Tone Plastic Flute Whistle Flute whistles from 1958, they come in three colors, red, yellow, and blue.
	Injection Mold Space Tops Plastic tops from 1958 with eight different space themes.
	High Density Poly Dolls of Nations Children from twelve different nations are in this series, including Alaska, Belgium, China, Egypt, France, Hawaii, Holland, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, and Scotland. This series come without a base.
	Polystyrene Acrobatic Twirlers Six different plastic twirlers from 1959, including a parrot, acrobat, monkey, frog, tarsier, and opossum.
	Action Toys Squeeze the base of these action toys, and watch them rock back and forth. There are a dozen different Action Toys in this series of Cracker Jack toys. This was the last toy designed for Cracker Jack by C. Carey Cloud.

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